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DTCC advances ‘Cloud First’ strategy

16 April 2026 US, UK, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation intends to enhance operational resilience through the addition of redundancy, improving fault isolation, and enabling more robust contingency and recovery capabilities

FCA seeks feedback on UK’s proposed crypto regime

16 April 2026 UK
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The Authority is asking for feedback on its interpretation of issuing qualifying stablecoins, operating trading platforms, dealing and arranging deals in qualifying cryptoassets, safeguarding cryptoassets, and staking

KRWQ listed on EDX Markets

16 April 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

According to the firm, the launch marks the first time a non-USD stablecoin is available on an institutional-grade trading stack across spot and derivatives

L&G’s suite of liquidity funds now available on CTD Network

15 April 2026 UK
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

The CTD Network — built to connect traditional fund products with digital distribution channels — aims at enabling investors to access L&G’s liquidity strategies in tokenised form via blockchain enabled infrastructure

Ondo Finance, Clearstream, and 360X partner

15 April 2026 Luxembourg
Reporter: Hansa Tote

The partnership will see the firms combine their strengths across the full lifecycle of tokenised securities, spanning trading, custody, settlement, and collateral management

Zodia Custody joins forces with PwC

15 April 2026 UK
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

This partnership allows PwC UK insolvency practitioners to provide custody solutions underpinned by Zodia Custody’s secure infrastructure, designed to address the nuances of digital asset management

Celsion Bank launches in Liechtenstein

13 April 2026 Liechtenstein
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The new digital assets bank has been licensed by the Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority and under the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation

HSBC welcomes HKMA’s grant of a stablecoin issuer licence

13 April 2026 Hong Kong
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The bank plans to launch a Hong Kong dollar denominated stablecoin in the second half of 2026 under the new licence

HSBC completes tokenised deposit pilot on Canton Network

13 April 2026 UK
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

During the controlled pilot with Canton-enabled digital assets, HSBC simulated the transfer of tokenised deposits and the atomic settlement of tokenised deposits against other digital assets

EX.IO and Payment Asia sign MoU

10 April 2026 Hong Kong
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The memorandum of understanding outlines intentions to build infrastructure designed for regulated stablecoin issuers in the region, in a bid to enable the adoption and growth of the digital currency

HKMA grants stablecoin issuer licence to Anchorpoint

10 April 2026 Hong Kong
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The Standard Chartered-backed firm will leverage the client bases of select authorised distributors to enable public access to HKDAP, offering incentives to early adoption partners developing real-world use cases for the stablecoin

Dubai VARA becomes first jurisdiction to codify digital asset guidance

10 April 2026 UAE
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority’s initiative gives issuers, virtual asset service providers, and market participants a singular point of reference for the region’s issuance regime, indicative of its commitment to disclosure-led regulation

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